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MOSCOW | TASS |  Russia must be prepared to repel any potential military aggression from any direction, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, addressing the participants of the Ocean-2024 command exercise. “Russia must be ready for any developments. Our armed forces must provide reliable protection of Russia’s sovereignty and national interests, …

Atlanta, US | CNN & AGENCIES | Kamala Harris’ joyful campaign will Tuesday be hit by the blunt force of reality — a debate with Donald Trump — the most menacing political foe of modern times. The vice president transformed the 2024 election after President Joe Biden’s abject debate showing against …

MOSCOW  | TASS | China’s army is taking part in the Ocean-2024 naval drill, which will be monitored by representatives from 15 countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “Ships and aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army are taking parts in the drills,” he said as he attended online the launch …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The Russian military will dispatch naval and air forces in September to participate in drills in the waters and airspace of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk organized by the Chinese military, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced Monday. The ministry said in …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed at the U.S. state of New Mexico early Saturday after a journey of approximately six hours from the International Space Station (ISS), with no astronauts on board, as two astronauts were forced to remain in space until next year …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The number of Ukrainian citizens who went abroad since the beginning of this year has increased by 400,000 people despite a markedly tougher situation for refugees in EU countries, a macroeconomic report published on the website of the country’s National Bank reveals. It specifies that …

PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as the new prime minister, the Elysee announced on Thursday. Macron has tasked Barnier with forming a unified government to serve the country and the French people, the Elysee said in a press release. Born …

LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter Biden, 54, was indicted in California in December on nine counts related to a Justice Department investigation into his …

NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | Former US leader and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump admitted that he did not know how to react to an ironic comment by Russian President Vladimir Putin about supporting Trump’s electoral rival, US Vice President Kamala Harris. Earlier in the day, the …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The ongoing 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) offers an array of side activities for foreign guests who have traveled from afar. When I opened a brochure introducing these activities, I found out that Silk Street, a landmark market in Beijing, was among …